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Palaeocucumaria

Holothuroidea - Arthrochirotida - Palaeocucumariidae

Taxonomy
Palaeocucumaria was named by Lehmann (1958) [Sepkoski's age data: D Emsi-l Sepkoski's reference number: 947]. It is not extant. Its type is Palaeocucumaria hunsrueckiana. It is the type genus of Palaeocucumariidae. It was considered monophyletic by Kerr and Kim (2001).

It was assigned to Holothuroidea by Lehmann (1958) and Kerr and Kim (2001); to Palaeocucumariidae by Frizzell and Exline (1966) and Boczarowski (2001); and to Arthrochirotida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1958Palaeocucumaria Lehmann
1966Palaeocucumaria Frizzell and Exline p. U653
2001Palaeocucumaria Boczarowski p. 118
2001Palaeocucumaria Kerr and Kim p. 78
2002Palaeocucumaria Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumEleutherozoa
Echinozoa()
classHolothuroidea()
orderArthrochirotida()
familyPalaeocucumariidae
genusPalaeocucumaria

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Palaeocucumaria Lehmann 1958
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Palaeocucumaria ancile Boczarowski 2001
Palaeocucumaria delicata Boczarowski 2001
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available